JOHNSON COUNTY IAGenWeb Project

Peterseim Funeral Home Records

Book 1

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Records include both Johnson and Washington County, IA deaths.

Funeral Record
Date: July-16-1930
Name of Deceased	Eva Allen	Certifying Physician	Anthony	Price of Casket or Coffin	465
What Race	American	His Residence	Ia City with Whitis	Price of Metallic Lining (state kind)
Where Born		Number of Burial Certificate		Price of Outside Box (state kind)
		Cause of Death	Cancer Liver and Bladder	Price of Grave Vault (state kind)	100
Order Given by	Roy Snider	Date of Death	July-16-1930	Size and Style of Casket or Coffin	6-3 Walnut 1/2 couch White int.
Charge to	Estate Geo. Dad Mrs. R. Snider	Occupation of the Deceased	Retired	Manufactured by	D.M. Casket Co.
Address	1019 E. Washington St. Ia City	Single or Married	Widow	Interment at	Riverside Cemetery
How Secured		Religion	M.E.
Date of Funeral	July-18-1930	Date of Birth	Feb-24-1858
Residence	Kalona, Ia	Aged at Death	72 years 4 months 22 days
Place of Death	Ia City 1019 E. Washington St.	Name of Father	Robert Craig
Funeral Services at	Riverside M.E. Church	His Birthplace	Ohio
Time of Funeral Service	2PM	Name of Mother	Sarah Godlove
Clergyman	Rev. Cogshell	Her Birthplace	Iowa	PAID $565.00 Cash on 9-17-1930

Date: Feb-6-1929
Name of Deceased	Nannie Ammons	Certifying Physician	M.J. Ohern	Personal Services	10
What Race	American	His Residence	R. Island	Music
Where Born		Number of Burial Certificate	58	Church Charges	4
Wife of	Josh Ammons	Cause of Death	accute dialation of heart	Minister	5
Order Given by	J.H. Sweeney R.I. SU	Date of Death	Feb-4-1929	tell calls to R.I.	1
Charge to	Josh Ammons	Occupation of the Deceased	Housewife	Hearse To Iowa City	10
Address		Single or Married	Married	Carriages to Cemetery @$	10
How Secured		Religion	M.E.
Date of Funeral	Feb-6-1929	Date of Birth	Oct-20-1863	Size and Style of Casket or Coffin	Sepina
Residence	R. Island	Aged at Death	65 years 10 months 20 days	Manufactured by
Place of Death	R. Island	Name of Father	Chriss Bontrager	Interment at	East Union Cemtery
Funeral Services at	M.E. Church	His Birthplace
Time of Funeral Service	1:30PM	Name of Mother	Troyer
Clergyman	Rev. Apfel	Her Birthplace		6-10-1929 PAID $10.00

Date: Aug-28-1930
Name of Deceased	Pearl Jane Amelon	Certifying Physician	J.H. Wolfe	Price of Casket or Coffin	280
What Race	American	His Residence	Ia City	Price of Metallic Lining (state kind)
Where Born		Number of Burial Certificate		Price of Outside Box (state kind)
Wife of	Chas Amelon	Cause of Death	Myocarditis & Endocaritis	Price of Grave Vault (state kind)	100
Order Given by		Date of Death	Aug-28-1930	Size and Style of Casket or Coffin	6-3 1/2 couch
Charge to	Chas Amelon	Occupation of the Deceased	Housekeeper	Manufactured by	D.M.
Address	Frytown	Single or Married	Married	Interment at	Frytown Cemetery
How Secured		Religion	Prot.
Date of Funeral	Aug-30-1930	Date of Birth	May-18-1889
Residence	Frytown	Aged at Death	41 years 3 months 10 days
Place of Death	Frytown	Name of Father	Curtis Mann
Funeral Services at	Frytown	His Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Time of Funeral Service		Name of Mother	Elizabeth Day
Clergyman	Rev. Smith	Her Birthplace	Iowa	PAID $385.00 Cash on 1-20-1933

Date: Feb-6-1929
Name of Deceased	Nannie Ammons	Certifying Physician	M.J. Ohern	Personal Services	10
What Race	American	His Residence	R. Island	Music
Where Born		Number of Burial Certificate	58	Church Charges	4
Wife of	Josh Ammons	Cause of Death	accute dialation of heart	Minister	5
Order Given by	J.H. Sweeney R.I. SU	Date of Death	Feb-4-1929	tell calls to R.I.	1
Charge to	Josh Ammons	Occupation of the Deceased	Housewife	Hearse To Iowa City	10
Address		Single or Married	Married	Carriages to Cemetery @$	10
How Secured		Religion	M.E.
Date of Funeral	Feb-6-1929	Date of Birth	Oct-20-1863	Size and Style of Casket or Coffin	Sepina
Residence	R. Island	Aged at Death	65 years 10 months 20 days	Manufactured by
Place of Death	R. Island	Name of Father	Chriss Bontrager	Interment at	East Union Cemtery
Funeral Services at	M.E. Church	His Birthplace
Time of Funeral Service	1:30PM	Name of Mother	Troyer
Clergyman	Rev. Apfel	Her Birthplace		6-10-1929 PAID $10.00

Date: Sept-22-1921
Name of Deceased	Clarence Andrew	Certifying Physician	Dr. Osborn	Price of Casket or Coffin	300
What Race	White	His Residence	Kalona, Ia	Price of Metallic Lining (state kind)
Where Born	Iowa	Number of Burial Certificate		Price of Outside Box (state kind)
Son of	William Andrew	Cause of Death		Price of Grave Vault (state kind)	100
Order Given by	Otis McKray	Date of Death	Sept-21-1921	Flowers	15
Charge to	Otis McKray	Occupation of the Deceased	Laborer on farm	Telegrams	1.4
Address	Kalona, Ia	Single or Married	Single	Shirt collar tie	3.25
How Secured		Religion		Total Footing of Bill	419.65
Date of Funeral	Sept-22-1921	Date of Birth	Sept-10-1878	Size and Style of Casket or Coffin	6-3 Sills Plush Duflex
Residence		Aged at Death	43 yrs. 11 days	Manufactured by	Globe
Place of Death	Home	Name of Father	William Andrew	Interment at	Bethel Cemetery
Funeral Services at	Bethel	His Birthplace	Indiana
Time of Funeral Service	2PM	Name of Mother	Elsie Crass (Cross)
Clergyman	Rev.	Her Birthplace	Iowa	PAID CASH

Date: Nov-25-1931
Name of Deceased	Margaret Arnold	Certifying Physician	J.L. Fry	Price of Casket or Coffin	475
What Race	American	His Residence	Kalona	Price of Metallic Lining (state kind)
Where Born	Iowa	Number of Burial Certificate		Price of Outside Box (state kind)
Wife of	J.N. Arnold	Cause of Death		Price of Grave Vault (state kind)	100
Order Given by	J.N. Arnold	Date of Death	Nov-25-1931	Flowers spray roses
Charge to	J.N. Arnold	Occupation of the Deceased	Housewife	Size and Style of Casket or Coffin	6-3 Tan silk buk 1/2 couch
Address	Kalona	Single or Married	Married	Manufactured by	D.M.C. Co.
How Secured		Religion	M.E.	Interment at	Richmond Cemetery
Date of Funeral	Nov-27-1931	Date of Birth	June-24-1862
Residence	Kalona	Aged at Death	69 years 5 months 1 day
Place of Death	Home	Name of Father	James Todd
Funeral Services at	M.E. Church	His Birthplace	Ohio
Time of Funeral Service	1:30PM	Name of Mother	Sarah Bailey
Clergyman	Rev. Cogshell	Her Birthplace	Ohio	PAID $593.50 on 12-2-1931

Date: March-25-1929
Name of Deceased	Rebecca J. Arnold	Certifying Physician	J.L. Fry
What Race	American	His Residence	Kalona	Price of Casket or Coffin	465
Where Born	Ohio	Number of Burial Certificate	16	Price of Grave Vault (state kind)	100
		Cause of Death	Acute intestinal obstruction	Flowers	10
Order Given by		Date of Death	Mar-25-1929	Interment at	Richmond Prot. Cemetery
Charge to	T.N. Arnold	Occupation of the Deceased	Retired
Address	Kalona	Single or Married	Widow
How Secured		Religion
Date of Funeral	Mar-27-1929	Date of Birth	Nov-23-1835
Residence	Ritten House	Aged at Death	93 years 4 months 2 days
Place of Death	Ritten House	Name of Father	Arnold
Funeral Services at	Ritten House	His Birthplace	Virginia
Time of Funeral Service	1PM	Name of Mother
Clergyman		Her Birthplace	Virginia	Paid $575.00 cash on 4-1-29 by T.N. Arnold

Records courtesy of Peterseim Funeral Home, Kalona, IA
Transcribed by Misty Christner

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